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Vikas Y.
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Vikas Y.
Senior Business Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Simply good"
3.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

Data cleansing

Data profiling

Data manipulation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

Not that much user friendly

More complex data hierarchy support

Compatibility with more file formats Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexia C.
AC
Alexia C.
Content Creator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Helpful Clear & Easy to Use"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

Easy to use and store data.provides secure access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

None, it's pretty helpful and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankush P.
AP
Ankush P.
Human Resources Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent and convenient"
4/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

Very Convenient converts data into formats such as Parquet and ORC for faster analytics & uses built-in ML to de-duplicate and find matching records. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

As of now haven't found any. I will update if I find any. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Medical Devices
CM
Verified User in Medical Devices
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great capabilities for computations"
4.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

centralised formation of data and security for repos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

setup is not that easy, its bit complex for a first timer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alyssa Y.
AY
Alyssa Y.
Grade 7 Rater, TX STAAR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great data lake service"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

AWS lake formation allowed me to easily set up a data lake to store my data in a secure format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

Nothing! AWS Lake Formation is great with helpful customer service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Market Research
UM
Verified User in Market Research
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Simple to setup and easy to use."
4.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

Overall setup and control management. Support different file formats very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

Cost. The team should work on making it cost-effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Caleb L.
CL
Caleb L.
Quality Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best in it's class"
3.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

Amazon lake formation is ahead of it's competitors and going strong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

Not a significant amount of customer knowledge base Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My AWS Lake Formation Review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Lake Formation?

AWS Lake Formation is a service that makes it easy to set up a safe data lake in days. A data lake is a centralized, managed, and secure repository that stores all your data, both in its original form and prepared for analysis. A data lake allows you to break through data silos and combine different types of analysis to gain insights and guide the best business decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lake Formation?

It's not so easy to learn and use the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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